Matildas Abroad
Ever since Australia and New Zealand secured the 2023 Women’s World Cup hosting rights, there has been a flurry of Matildas signing with European clubs.
Tag: Football
Transforming the World
Shireen Ahmed writes on the power of sport to drive change and celebrate connection in bringing people together, if everyone makes room for each other. On a chilly December day, I sat with my friends at a cafeteria table on the storied Princeton University campus to watch the Manchester Derby. Attendees had come from around …
A place of protest and empowerment: Women in Boots and the story of the 79ers
A few weeks ago, we published a review of Marion Stell and Heather Reid’s Women In Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Professor Jean Williams. This week, we catch up with the authors Marion Stell and Heather Reid to discuss just why that 1979 series is so important. In the early hours of …
Securing the Women’s World Cup: Emotions running high
By Angela Christian-Wilkes In the wee hours of Friday morning, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Emotions are still running high. But in the months leading up to the announcement, the bid occupied a grey and shapeless space in my mind—a football fog, …
What you need to know about the Women’s World Cup announcement
In just a few days the host country of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be announced. With just Australia/New Zealand and Colombia remaining after Brazil dropped out in recent weeks and Japan withdrew with days remaining, our local bid remains the favourite. Recently FIFA released their Bid Evaluation Report, with Australia/New Zealand earning …